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Synonyms for deter
dɪˈtɜrde·ter

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.3 / 3 votes

  1. deter

    Synonyms:
    warn, stop, dissuade, disincline, indispose, dispirit, hinder, prevent, discourage, dishearten, terrify, scare

    Antonyms:
    encourage, incite, provoke, move, allure, prompt, tempt, seduce, persuade

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deter, discourageverb

    try to prevent; show opposition to

    "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

    Synonyms:
    monish, admonish, warn, discourage, dissuade

  2. dissuade, deterverb

    turn away from by persuasion

    "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

    Synonyms:
    discourage, dissuade

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deterverb

    Synonyms:
    restrain, hinder, discourage, withhold (by fear)

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  1. deterverb

    Synonyms:
    hinder, prevent, dissuade, restrain

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "deter":

    discourage, dissuade, prevent, deterring, deterrence, curb

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How to use deter in a sentence?

  1. Mac Warner:

    Our primary strategy is to deter and prevent election fraud from taking place. I prefer compliance with the law over criminal convictions, but those who try to meddle with our elections will be held accountable.

  2. Rand Paul:

    We need a national defense robust enough to defend against all attacks, modern enough to deter all enemies and nimble enough to defend our vital interests, but we also need a foreign policy that protects American interests and encourages stability, not chaos.

  3. John McCain:

    I welcome reports that the Air Force has decided to keep the A-10 aircraft flying through fiscal year 2017, ensuring our troops have the vital close air support they need for missions around the world. Today, the A-10 fleet is playing an indispensable role in the fight against ISIL in Iraq and assisting NATO's efforts to deter Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, with growing global chaos and turmoil on the rise, we simply cannot afford to prematurely retire the best close air support weapon in our arsenal without fielding a proper replacement.

  4. Major League Baseball:

    Players are husbands, fathers, sons and boyfriends. And as such want to set an example that makes clear that there is no place for domestic abuse in our society, we are hopeful that this new comprehensive, collectively-bargained policy will deter future violence, promote victim safety, and serve as a step toward a better understanding of the causes and consequences of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.

  5. Dennis Pilon:

    The sports people aren't worried about the election crowding them out, it's the other way around. Politicians are really worried that anything that could deter voters or distract them is bad.


Translations for deter

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  • ردعArabic
  • възпирам, разубеждавамBulgarian
  • verhindern, abhaltenGerman
  • desalentar, evitar, prevenir, disuadirSpanish
  • estellä, estää, pidätelläFinnish
  • décourager, dissuader, empêcherFrench
  • रोक रखनाHindi
  • elrettentHungarian
  • prevenire, scoraggiareItalian
  • להרתיעHebrew
  • 予防Japanese
  • verhinderen, ontmoedigenDutch
  • forhindre, avskrekkeNorwegian
  • dissuadir, desencorajar, impedirPortuguese
  • предотвратить, разубеждать, удержать, отговаривать, отговарить, предотвращать, удерживать, разубедитьRussian
  • spriječiti, odvratiti, osujetiti, odgovoritiSerbo-Croatian
  • avråda, avstyra, förhindra, avskräckaSwedish
  • ยับยั้งThai

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